Flash and Whim

Flash

Flash noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

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Whim and flash are semantically related in impulse topic. In some cases you can use "Whim" instead a noun "Flash".

Nearby Words: flashy, flashed, flashing, flasher, flashback

Whim noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.

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Flash and whim are semantically related in impulse topic. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Whim".

Nearby Words: whimsical, whimsy, whimper

simple	simple flash	simple whim
evil	evil flash	evil whim
little	little flash	little whim
personal	personal flash	personal whim
Other adjectives: possible, random, strange, sudden.

Izzy does an extended breast flash in the opening minutes for no reason other than a whim.

Source: Theatre / Seminar
Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon, and the associated serials and TV shows, though in the 1980s film version he has been elevated to Galactic Conqueror status what with threatening entire solar systems on a whim and such.

Source: Evil Overlord

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